WeChat Pay launches in Philippines with Asia United Bank

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WeChat Pay is used to pay for a convenience store purchase in Shenzhen, China. ABS-CBN News/FILE PHOTO

MANILA - Asia United Bank said Wednesday it launched WeChat Pay in the Philippines, which will allow mobile payments from Chinese tourists.

Under a licensing agreement with WeChat developer Tencent, AUB said it would enable merchants in the Philippines to accept payments through WeChat Pay for hotel and airline bookings, shopping and dining.

WeChat Pay's launch in the Philippines came after a unit of Tencent rival Alibaba launched a mobile payment system for Filipinos in partnership with Globe Telecom.